The 2023 Research Poster Competition was held in conjunction with the 76th Annual Assembly and Exhibition. This year our resident members submitted 24 posters for the statewide contest! Our judges were overwhelmed with the quality and relevance to the practice of Family Medicine. The posters were displayed in the Exhibit Hall during Annual Assembly.

The final judging and presentation of the winners were announced on Saturday. Thank you to Primary Care Plus for sponsoring our 2023 Research Poster Competition Lunch.

A cash award was presented to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners:

• First Place - Kiara Phelps, MD, LSU Rural Family Medicine Residency Program, Bogalusa
• Second Place - Jacob Clement, MD, LSU Family Medicine Residency Program, Lafayette
• Third Place - Lisa Nguyen, MD, LSU Family Medicine Residency Program, Lafayette

Honorable Mention winners included:

• Nirja Shah, MD, Baton Rouge General Family Medicine Residency Program
• Elliot Ordoyne, MD, LSU Family Medicine Residency Program, Kenner
• Gaurav Katwal, MD, LSU Family Medicine Residency Program, Monroe
• Tejaswi Katakam, MD, LSU Family Medicine Residency Program, Monroe
• Sadichchha Parajuli MD, LSU Family Medicine Residency Program, Monroe
• Ankur Gupta, MD, LSU Family Medicine Residency Program, Monroe

Additional poster submissions included:

• Haley Knight, MD, LSU Rural Family Medicine Residency Program, Bogalusa
• Rebecca Lee, DO, LSU Rural Family Medicine Residency Program, Bogalusa
• Kaitlyn Ladner, DO, LSU Rural Family Medicine Residency Program, Bogalusa
• Saadia Ibrahim, MD, LSU Rural Family Medicine Residency Program, Bogalusa
• Joseph Caravella, DO, East Jefferson Family Medicine Residency Program
• Joshua Paek, MD, LSU Family Medicine Residency Program, Lafayette
• Kristy Chin, DO, LSU Family Medicine Residency Program, Lafayette
• Ashley West, MD, LSU Family Medicine Residency Program, Lafayette
• Jason Adekoya, MD, LSU Family Medicine Residency Program, Lafayette
• Lilla Lendavi, MD, LSU Family Medicine Residency Program, Lafayette
• Logan Soileau, DO, LSU Family Medicine Residency Program, Lake Charles
• Kevin Park, DO, LSU Family Medicine Residency Program, Lake Charles
• John Kunthara MD, LSU Family Medicine Residency Program, Kenner
• Jacob Senker, MD, LSU Family Medicine Residency Program, Kenner
• Andrew Wilkinson, MD, LSU Family Medicine Residency Program, Shreveport

Thank you to our residents! Congratulations to our winners!